In this video, we explore the acronym H.A.L.T, which stands for "Hungry, Anxious, Lonely, and Tired". H.A.L.T is a powerful reminder to check in with ourselves throughout the day and to listen to the cues our body and mind are giving us. We'll discuss how neglecting our basic needs for food, rest, and social connection can lead to negative emotions and behaviors, and how being aware of our H.A.L.T. state can help us to avoid these pitfalls. By the end of this video, you'll have a new perspective on the importance of self-awareness and a powerful tool for staying attuned to your needs throughout the day.
Jill and Mary challenge you to check in with yourself daily. Are you hungry, are you anxious, Are you lonely? Are you tired? This acronym series aims to help you have more self awareness around how you're showing up.
Question for you. Do you intentionally check in with how you're feeling during the day? Oh, I don't know if I do. I try to practice. And we're Jill and Mary. We are social emotional learning experts, and we particularly work with teenage girls around personal growth and development skills. But these skills that we teach our girls serve so many people who love them. So you, you're a part of the series that we're calling your acronym series. And it's these little bite size words, phrases to help you just have more self awareness around how you're showing up and to take action in your own life.
So today's acronym is halt, halt, halt, stop, halt. And what does it stand for? Are you hungry? Are you anxious? Are you lonely? Are you tired? And this, particularly for parents, is awesome because when dealing with teen or tween behavior, we notice that our teens can sometimes come off as really self centered. But realistically, how we like to reframe that is self seeking. They don't know how to necessarily handle the emotions going on inside them or their world going on outside of them. So when a teen is acting particularly uppity, if you will, we ask the parent to stop and ask if their teen is hungry.
Okay, if they're hungry, feed them. That is a resolve to a lot of potentially drastic situations. Straight the hangriness, the next one. Are they feeling anxious? Because if they're feeling anxious, it's going to be projected in such a way that you are the closest person to them. They're going to take that feeling out on you. The l. Are they lonely? You know what it feels like to be lonely? I think you know what it feels like to be lonely. So if your teen is feeling that type of a way, they're probably going to express their emotions in a certain way that comes off as off putting and then t that t.
Are they tired? What can be resolved by taking a nap? So let's flip that. Instead of focusing on those behaviors coming from your teen, how are you exuding those behaviors on a daily basis? Ooh. It is a practice, and we are their greatest role models. So if we are walking around unaware around how we're showing up, we don't know what we're projecting onto people. So this acronym is so beneficial to truly take a moment your day to stop and assess how you're showing up and making sure that your needs are met.
And with that, we're going to challenge you right now to halt and check in with yourself. How are you showing up? Has anybody ever told you that it feels like you woke up on the wrong side of the bed. If you've received that comment at any point in your life, that would have been a really great chance for you to say, interesting that I'm showing up that way instead of trying to point the finger and blame the person for calling that out on you as to check in with yourself. So halt. And we're excited to hear how you're going to use this acronym moving forward.
We'll see you on the next video. Bye.
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